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2017 single by OG3NE
"Lights and Shadows"
Single by OG3NE
from the album We Got This (Special Edition)
Released3 March 2017
Genre
Length3:00
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)
  • Rick Vol
  • Rory de Kievit
Producer(s)
  • Rick Vol
  • Rory de Kievit
OG3NE singles chronology
"Loved You First"
(2016) 		"Lights and Shadows"
(2017) 		"But I Do"
(2017)
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
CountryNetherlands
Artist(s)OG3NE
LanguageEnglish
Composer(s)Rory de Kievit
Lyricist(s)Rick Vol
Finals performance
Semi-final result4th
Semi-final points200
Final result11th
Final points150
Entry chronology
◄ "Slow Down" (2016)
"Outlaw in 'Em" (2018) ►

"Lights and Shadows" is a song performed by Dutch girl group OG3NE. The song represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. It was written by Rick Vol and Rory de Kievit. The song was released as a digital download on 3 March 2017 through BMG.

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

On 29 October 2016, it was announced that OG3NE would be representing the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. In January, it was confirmed that there were three songs in the running to represent the Netherlands, and that one of them was written by Rick Vol, the father of the three members of OG3NE. It was confirmed that Vol's song had been selected on 2 February. The song title was revealed to be "Lights and Shadows" on 2 March, while the song was released the following day. The Netherlands competed in the first half of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest and finished in 11th place in the final.

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Lights and Shadows"3:00

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) 29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 14

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 3 March 2017 Digital download BMG

References

  1. ^ Juhász, Ervin (2 March 2017). "O'G3NE to sing "Lights And Shadows" at Eurovision 2017!". escbubble.com. ESCBubble. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  2. "Girl group O'G3NE to represent the Netherlands in Kyiv". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  3. Davies, Megan (2 January 2017). "THE NETHERLANDS: THREE SONGS IN THE RACE FOR KYIV". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  4. Herbert, Emily (2 February 2017). "THE NETHERLANDS: O'G3NE'S FATHER BEHIND EUROVISION ENTRY". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  5. Granger, Anthony (2 March 2017). "THE NETHERLANDS: O'G3NE TO SING "LIGHTS AND SHADOWS"". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  6. The NPBC (3 March 2017). "NETHERLANDS: O'G3NE RELEASED EUROVISION ENTRY, "LIGHTS AND SHADOWS"". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  7. Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  9. "Lights and Shadows - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  10. "O'G3NE – Lights and Shadows" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 21, 2017" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  12. "O'G3NE – Lights & Shadows" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Nationaal Songfestival (former)
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Alles heeft ritme"
  • "Als het om de liefde gaat"
  • "Amambanda"
  • "Amsterdam"
  • "Arcade"
  • "Een beetje"
  • "Birds"
  • "Birth of a New Age"
  • "Blijf zoals je bent"
  • "Burning Daylight"
  • "Calm After the Storm"
  • "Colorado"
  • "De diepte"
  • "Ding-a-dong"
  • "De eerste keer"
  • "Europapa"
  • "Fernando en Filippo"
  • "Grow"
  • "Heel de wereld"
  • "Hemel en aarde"
  • "Het is een wonder"
  • "I See a Star"
  • "Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
  • "Ik hou van jou"
  • "Ik wil alles met je delen"
  • "Jij bent mijn leven"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Katinka"
  • "Lights and Shadows"
  • "De mallemolen"
  • "Morgen"
  • "My Impossible Dream"
  • "Net als toen"
  • "Never Alone"
  • "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
  • "No Goodbyes"
  • "On Top of the World"
  • "One Good Reason"
  • "One More Night"
  • "De oude muzikant"
  • "Out on My Own"
  • "Outlaw in 'Em"
  • "The Party's Over"
  • "Rechtop in de wind"
  • "Ring-dinge-ding"
  • "Shangri-La"
  • "Shine"
  • "Sing Me a Song"
  • "Slow Down"
  • "Een speeldoos"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "'t Is OK"
  • "Tijd"
  • "De troubadour"
  • "De vogels van Holland"
  • "Voorgoed voorbij"
  • "Vrede"
  • "Waar is de zon"
  • "Walk Along"
  • "Wat een dag"
  • "Wat een geluk"
  • "Waterman"
  • "Wijs me de weg"
  • "Without You"
  • "You and Me"
  • "Your Heart Belongs to Me"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Moldova did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Countries
Final
Semi-finals
Withdrawn
Artists
Final
Semi-finals
Withdrawn
Songs
Final
Semi-finals
  • "Apollo"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Breathlessly"
  • "Dance Alone"
  • "Dying to Try"
  • "In Too Deep"
  • "Keep the Faith"
  • "Line"
  • "My Turn"
  • "On My Way"
  • "Paper"
  • "Rain of Revolution"
  • "Space"
  • "Spirit of the Night"
  • "Verona"
  • "World"
Withdrawn
  • "Flame Is Burning"



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